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package cgl.narada.service.storage.file;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInput;
import java.io.ObjectOutput;

import com.coyotegulch.jisp.KeyObject;


/**
 * TODO: Template, Profile and Entidy can use one KeyObject?
 * Since all of them is just about one integer
 */
public class ProfileKey extends KeyObject {

    public String idKey;

    public ProfileKey() {
        idKey = "";
    }

    public ProfileKey(String key_value) {
        idKey = key_value;
    }

    public int compareTo(KeyObject key) {
        if (key instanceof ProfileKey) {
            int comp = idKey.compareTo(((ProfileKey)key).idKey);

            if (comp == 0)
                return KEY_EQUAL;
            else
                if (comp < 0)
                    return KEY_LESS;
                else
                    return KEY_MORE;
        }
        else
            return KEY_ERROR;
    }

    public KeyObject makeNullKey() {
        ProfileKey nullKey = new ProfileKey();
        nullKey.idKey = "";
        return nullKey;
    }

    public void writeExternal(ObjectOutput out) throws IOException {
        out.writeObject(idKey);
    }

    public void readExternal(ObjectInput in) 
	throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        idKey = (String)in.readObject();
    }

    public String toString() {
        return idKey;
    }
    
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
        if ((obj != null) && (obj instanceof ProfileKey))
            return idKey.equals(((ProfileKey)obj).idKey);
        else
            return false;
    }
    
    public int hashCode() {
	return idKey.hashCode();
    }
}

